Fastening-inserting machine



A. NEUMANN FASTENING-INSERTING MACHINE WVM/TUR Filed Dec. 25, 1957 July4, 1939.

Patente-cl July 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,164,468FAsTENnvG-INSERTING .MACHINE` Application December 23, 1937, Serial No.181,329

7 Claims.

This invention relates to fastening-inserting machines and ishereinillustrated in connection with a device for supporting and guidinga shoe in operative position relatively to fastening-insertingmechanism.

In some types of shoes one or more rows of fastenings are driven throughthe outsole and into the insole at the shank portion of the shoe inorder to reinforce said shank portion for the purpose of stiffening itand for preventing ripping of the threads caused by relative slidingmovement between the outsole and insole. Such rows of fastenings arealso sometimes driven into the shoe to provide ornamentation.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved shoe support andgage by which a shoe can be readily advanced past fastening-insertingmechanism to receive one or more rows of such fastenings evenly spacedfrom the edgesvof the go outsole.

To this end and as illustrated, I have provided, in a machine of thetype referred to, a support adapted to enter the welt crease or shankcrease of a shoe and a gage mounted upon the support for engaging theedge of the sole of the shoe to position the same in operative relationto a fasv tening-inserting tool, the support and gage preferably beingadjustable laterally relatively to each other and to the tool so thatthe spacing of a ro'w or rows of fastenings driven into the sole of theshoe can be readily varied.

These and other features of the invention are disclosed in the followingspecification and in the accompanying drawing and are pointed out in theappended claims. y

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation and partly in sectionof a portion of a fastening-inserting machine embodying one form of myinvention;

,m Fig. 2 is a detail view in side elevationof the shoe support andgage;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the shoe support and gage; and

Fig. 4 is a detail view partly in section showing the manner in whichthe gage and support engage the shoe.

Fig. 1 illustrates a portion of a machine for driving fastenings such aswooden pegs or nails in shoes. 'Ihis machine comprises a frame l0 havinga spindle l2 which carries a horn I4 arranged to be moved heightwise ofthe machine in presenting a shoe I6 with the sole I1 thereof inengagement with the horn to fastening-inserting mechanism including apresser plate I8 and a tool diagrammatically indicated by referencecharacter 2li. The fastening-inserting'-y mechanism which is not hereinillustrated in detail may be of any suitable construction such as thatshown and described in United States Letters Patent No. 581,066, grantedApril 20, 1897, 5 upon an application led in the names of J. F. Daveyand S. W. Ladd. v

In order to support a shoe to be operated upon against the thrust of thefastening-inserting tool vI have provided a supporting member in the l0form of a plate 22 slidably mounted in a groove*Y 24 in the upper end ofthe horn I4. This support has a wedge-shaped nose portion 26 which isadapted to enter the shank crease or the welt crease of a shoe to beoperated upon to engage `l1 5 the under side of the sole or the Welt tosupport f "i the shoe. The supporting member or plate 22 is movablelaterally of the tool 2U for purposes of adjustment and can be locked inadjusted position by means of a capstan screw 28 extending ,p20 throughan elongated slot 3D in the plate 22 andi'f-l' into the body portion ofthe horn, the screw being readily operated by means of a pin or handle32.

I have provided a gage 34' for contacting' withvfez' the edge portion ofthe sole of a shoe in position f" upon the supporting member 22 forlocating the shoe with the edge of the sole in predetermined positionlaterally of the tool 20. This gage 34 is in the form of a plateslidably mounted upon to the supporting member 22 and arranged to be fsecured in fixed relation thereto by a bolt 36 which extends through anelongated slot 38 in the gage and into the supporting member. The screw28 also passes through the slot 38 and the head of the screw engages theupper surface of Vthe gage 34 in securing the plate 22 and the gage 34in adjusted position. The gage 34 is normally moved with the supportingmember 22 and it can be located with the member in various positions 40laterally of the tool 20, thus to provide for means for spacing from theedge of the sole of the shoe a row or rows of fastenings to be driven inthe sole of the shoe.

Since it is sometimes desirable to drive two 4r, spaced rows offastenings into a shoe, for example along the shank portion thereof, Ihave provided means for readily locating the gage 34 in either of twopredetermined positions. To this end the supporting member 22 isprovided with a 50 downwardly projecting portion 40 which carries ascrew 42 which acts as a stop to engage a at portion 44 on the horn tolimit outward movement of the supporting member andgage. The position ofthis stop screw 42 can be vadjusted VC5 and the screw can be locked inadjusted position by the nut 46. To limit inward movement of thesupporting member and gage there is a stop screw 48 extending throughthe depending portion 4U and into the horn. The screw 48 has a head 50which is adapted to engage the depending portion 40 when the supportingmember 22 is moved to the left in Fig. 2. The position of the head canbe adjusted by rotating the screw 48 which can be locked in adjustedposition by a nut 52. Thus it will be seen that by releasing the lockingscrew 28 the supporting member 22 and gage 24 can be adjusted in eitherdirection between two limiting positions determined by the positions ofthe screws 42 and 48. By this mechanism the gage 34 can be positioned tolocate a shoe relative to tool 20 for spacing the fastenings to bedriven at any desired distance from the edge of the sole of the shoe andcan rapidly be shifted to either of two predetermined positions.

The horn I4 is supported in a bracket 54 secured Vto the upper end ofthe spindle I2 and is arranged for movement heightwise of the machine inlocating a shoe against the presser plate I8 adjacent to the tool 28.The spindle I2 is normally held in elevated position by a system oflinks 56, there being a treadle 58 secured by links 60 to the lower endof the spindle I2 for depressing the spindle to permit insertion orremoval of a shoe between the supporting member 22 and the presser plateI8.

In driving the fastenings into the shoe it is desirable that the latterbe held with its sole lying in a plane substantially at right angles tothe line of action of the tool 20. To assist the operator inaccomplishing this, I have provided an auxiliary supporting membercomprising a roll 62 carried at the upper end of an arm 64 pivotallymounted at 65 upon the bracket 54. The roll is adapted to enter the weltcrease or shank crease of the shoe at a point upon the opposite side ofa shoe from that engaged by the supporting member and cooperates withthe latter to maintain the shoe with its bottom substantially normal tothe line of action of the tool I8. The roll 62 is carried by a shank 66which is adjustable heightwise of the arms 64, the shank being held inadjusted position by two bolts 68 which extend through an elongated slot'I0 in the arm 64 and into the shank 66.

The arm 64 is normally forced about its pivot 65 in a counterclockwis-edirection (Fig. 1) thereby to urge the roll 62 toward the support 22.This is accomplished by spring 'I2 which extends between an ear 'I4 onthe bracket 54 and an ear 'I6 on the arm 64.

In the operation of the machine the treadle 58 is depressed and a shoesuch as shoe I6 is positioned upon the supporting member 22 with thenose 26 thereof extending into the shank crease or welt crease of theshoe and with the edge of the sole in engagement with the gage 34 andthe roll 62 in engagement with the opposite side of the shoe. Thetreadle is released with the result that the horn is elevated to presentthe shoe to the presser plate I8 and the shoe is advanced past thefastening-inserting tool 28 which drives a row of fastenings through theoutsole and into the insole along one side of the shoe. The shoe is thenreversed and the same operation performed upon the other side of theshoe. If it is desired to drive a second row of fastenings thesupporting member 22 and gage 34 are moved to the right or left as thecase may be and the operation repeated.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A fastening-inserting machine comprising a fastening-inserting tool,a horn movable heightwise of the machine thereby to present a shoe tothe tool, a support on the horn constructed and arranged to enter thecrease between the upper and sole of a shoe to support the shoe againstthe thrust of the tool, and a gage mounted upon the support for locatingthe shoe with the edge of the sole thereof in predetermined positionlaterally of the tool.

2. A fastening-inserting machine comprising a fastening-inserting tool,a horn, a support mounted on the horn constructed and arranged to enterthe crease between the upper and sole of a shoe for supporting the shoe,a gage slidably mounted upon the support for locating the shoe with theedge of the sole thereof in prede- L termined position laterally of thetool, means for securing the gage to the support for movement therewith,and means for mounting the support for movement laterally of the tool.

3. A fastening-inserting machine comprising a fastening-inserting tool,a horn movable lheightwise of the machine thereby to present a shoe tothe tool, a plate carried by the horn and having a portion constructedand arranged to enter the crease between the upper and sole of a shoe tosupport the shoe against the thrust of the tool, a gage positioned uponthe plate for locating the shoe with the edge of the sole thereof inpredetermined position laterally of the tool,

and means for mounting the plate and gage for adjustment laterallyrelatively to the horn and to each other.

4. In a fastening-inserting machine, a fastening-inserting tool, a hornmovable heightwise oi the machine thereby to present a shoe to the tool,a shoe support mounted upon the horn and having a portion thereofconstructed and arranged to enter the crease between the upper and soleof a shoe to be operated upon, a gage slidably mounted upon the supportfor engaging the edge of the sole of the shoe to locate the sole inpredetermined position laterally of the tool, means for securing thegage to the support, and stops for locating the support and gage ineither of two positions laterally of the tool.

5. A fastening-inserting machine comprising a fastening-inserting tool,a horn movable heightwise of the machine thereby to present a shoe tothe tool, a plate on the horn constructed and arranged to enter thecrease between the upper and sole of a shoe tosupport the shoe againstthe thrust of the tool, a gage mounted upon the plate for locating theedge of the sole of the shoe in predetermined position laterally of thetool, and an auxiliary support having a portion constructed and arrangedto enter the crease between the upper and the sole of the shoe at apoint upon the other side of the shoe from the point of theengagement ofthe plate therewith.

6. A fastening-inserting machine comprising a fastening-inserting tool,a horn, a member slidably mounted upon the horn and constructed andarranged to enter the crease between the upper and sole of a shoe to beoperated upon to support the shoe, a gage slidably mounted upon saidmember for engaging an edge portion of the sole in locating the same inoperative position relatively to the fastening-inserting tool, means forsecuring the gage to said member, laterally adjustable stops for readilylocating said member in either of two positions laterally of thefastening-inserting tool, and means for locking said member and gage inadjusted position on the horn.

'7. A fastening-inserting machine comprising a fastening-inserting tool,a spindle mounted for movement heightwise of the machine, a horn carriedby the spindle, a shoe support carried by said horn constructed andarranged to enter the crease between the upper and the sole of a shoe tobe operated upon, a gage mounted upon the support for locating the edgeof the sole of the shoe laterally of the fastening-inserting tool, anarm pivoted upon the spindle, a roll carried by the arm and arranged toenter the crease between the upper and the sole of the shoe forsupporting the shoe at a point on the opposite side of the shoefrom thepoint of engagement of the support therewith, and means normallyoperative to force the roll toward the support.

ALFRED NEUMANN.

